baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2295757-A (GB)
Title: Three-dimensional simulator and image generating method
Inventor: KAKIZAWA TAKAHIRO
IPC: A63F13/52
Filed: 1995-06-16
Abstract: A three-dimensional simulator in which a sub-screen can be provided on the main screen and the formation of the sub-screen does not exert a bad influence upon the main image. A virtual three-dimensional space computation unit (100) performs computation for defining first and second virtual three-dimensional spaces in which objects of polygons having different numbers of sides are arranged in the same position or in the same position and direction. An image generating unit (200) generates images of the fields of vision from arbitrary viewpoints in the first and second virtual three-dimensional spaces on the basis of the results of computation. The image in the first virtual three-dimensional space is displayed on the main screen of a CRT (10), and the image in the second virtual three-dimensional space on the sub-screen (rear-view mirror). During the formation of the main screen and sub-screen, texture information is commonly used. An objective of this invention is to provide a three- dimensional (3D) simulator apparatus that can form a sub-screen on a main screen, wherein the formation of the sub-screen does not greatly affect the formation of the main screen. A virtual three-dimensional (3D) space computation section (100) performs computations for forming first and second virtual three- dimensional (3D) spaces in which are placed display objects having different numbers of polygons but the same position or position and orientation. An image synthesis section (200) synthesizes a field-of-view image as seen from any desired viewpoint in these first and second virtual 3D spaces, on the basis of computation results from the virtual 3D space computation section (100). The field-of-view image of the first virtual 3D space is displayed as a main screen on a CRT (10), and a field-of-view image of the second virtual 3D space is displayed as a sub-screen (rear-view mirror) that is formed on the main screen. Texture information for forming the main and sub-screens is used in common. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2304400-A (GB)
Title: Outdoor unit for air conditioner
Inventor: NIKI SHIGERU
IPC: F24F1/24
Filed: 1996-02-28
Abstract: A unit main body (1) houses a compressor (11), a heat exchanger (9), a fan (10) opposed to the heat exchanger, and an electric component box (15) which contains electric control components for controlling the compressor, the fan, etc. The electric component box contains a control plate with the electric control components mounted thereon, and a component box main body which supports the control plate with all the electric control components directed downwardly. The component box main body has a cooling air passage formed therein. Cooling air introduced into the main body passes through the air passage to cool the electric control components.
Patent GB-2299299-A (GB)
Title: Checking print on hard copy using screen with negative image
Inventor: BERRY JOSEPH STANISLAUS
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 1996-03-04
Abstract: A screen 15 for detecting missing elements of print 3 on a hard copy 4 carries a negative image 18 of the print on an acetate substrate 16. By overlaying the screen 15 on the hard copy 4, any missing elements of the print 3 are visible through the negative image 18.
Patent GB-2311000-A (GB)
Title: Patient support surface
Inventor: HAYES STEPHEN
IPC: A61G7/05
Filed: 1996-03-16
Abstract: A patient support surface 25, especially for a mattress, comprises sheet-like material, eg metal or plastics, having downwardly projecting conical protrusions over its surface, each terminating at its lower portion in an opening, whereby drainage and air circulation are improved without sacrificing rigidity. The protrusions and holes may be formed by a computer controlled press and arranged so as to minimise the remaining horizontal area of the sheet.
Patent GB-2300677-A (GB)
Title: Bearing plates for heads of axial rivets securing turbine blades to a rotor disc
Inventor: LUXENBURGER GERD
IPC: F01D5/30
Filed: 1996-05-04
Abstract: Each blade 3 is connected, via its base 5, which is profiled in a tooth-like manner, to a correspondingly shaped groove (6) of a disc rim 2. An axial slit S is formed between the base end of a turbine blade and the groove floor. A rivet 7 is disposed in the longitudinal direction of the axial slit S, the rivet having a retaining head 8 and a closing head 9 each of which accommodate a bearing plate 10, 11 which engages both the blade base and the disc rim. Other embodiments include axial guides within the slit to centre the rivet and angling the rivet to the longitudinal direction. The bearing plates minimise the risk to the expensive disc during attachment of the rivets.
Patent GB-2315193-A (GB)
Title: Private Communications Sub-network
Inventor: REYNOLDS PHILIP
IPC: H04W36/12
Filed: 1996-07-10
Abstract: A public mobile communications network configured according to an established protocol (such as GSM) which includes a private network portion to which only a selected set of mobile stations (18) have access. The selected set of mobile stations (18) is provided with a private network identity code which is different to that of the public network identity code, and a base transceiver station (16,26) of the private network portion broadcasts the private network identity code on its broadcast control channel. A mobile switching centre (2) prevents public subscriber mobile stations (8) from registering via the private network portion, whilst the private subscriber mobile stations (18) are allowed to register over the entire network.
Patent GB-2308310-A (GB)
Title: Doll with moving parts
Inventor: LLORENS JAIME FERRI
IPC: A63H3/20
Filed: 1996-12-14
Abstract: A doll which simultaneously raises its arms and legs and opens its eyes and between whose arms an elastic element 2 is attached to keep the arms in a folded position over the front part has attached to each end of said elastic element two extensible braces 3,4 which are guided inside the doll's body, one of said braces being associated to the eye on that side, while the other brace is associated to the leg on that same side, in such a manner that from said resting position the raising of one of the arms causes the simultaneous raising of the leg on that side and the opening of the eye on that same side, being liable to have one arm or the other or both arms raised at the same time. The doll may include a sound producing means.
Patent GB-2313817-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle anti-theft device
Inventor: CURTIS BRIAN ERNEST
IPC: B60R25/00
Filed: 1997-06-02
Abstract: A vehicle anti-theft device comprises two elongate members, a first (1) of which is provided with a hook-like extension (2) at one end which is adapted to be engaged with a pedal of a motor vehicle. The first elongate member (1) is further provided with a lock (5) at its other end and with at least one ring or sleeve (23) through which the second (11) of the elongate members is slidable. The second elongate member (11) is provided with a ring or sleeve (26) which is adapted to receive the hook-like portion (2) of the first elongate member (1) in a relatively slidable manner and with an end (15) which is receivable in a bore (6) in the lock (5). A cylindrical lock (9) is insertable in a second bore (7) in the lock to lock the two elongate members (1, 11) against relative movement.
Patent GB-2315281-A (GB)
Title: A device for preneedling a fibrous web
Inventor: FEHRER ERNST
IPC: D04H18/00
Filed: 1997-06-17
Abstract: A device for preneedling a fibrous web comprising at least one needle board reciprocatingly movable in a stitching direction, whose needles are formed with barbs 13 for entraining the fibres of the web, and a web guide which consists of a stitch base opposite the needle board and a stripper between the stitch base and the needle board. The needles are arranged in two portions, those on the supply side of the needle board and those on the remainder of the needle board. The needles on the supply side portion have either a denser distribution or coarser barbs than the remaining needles. Also the barbs of the needles on the supply side portion lie within the contour 14 of the working part of the needles. In one embodiment the supply side portion does not extend over more than one third, preferably not more than one quarter of the needle board area.
Patent GB-2317036-A (GB)
Title: Quarter-square analog multiplier
Inventor: KIMURA KATSUJI
IPC: H03D7/14
Filed: 1997-09-08
Abstract: A quarter-square analog multiplier multiples first and second initial input signal voltages V x and V y using a dc offset voltage V k and is capable of operation at a supply voltage as low as approximately 1 V. This multiplier includes first to fourth balanced differential pairs of emitter-coupled bipolar transistors Q 1 -Q 8 driven by corresponding constant current sources/sinks 1-4. Collectors of the first, third, fifth, and seventh transistors are commonly connected to form A first output terminal. Collectors of the second, fourth, sixth, and eighth transistors are commonly connected to form a second output terminal. Bases of the first to eighth transistors are applied with input voltages V 1 to V 8 , respectively, where V 1 = V x + V y + V k , V 2 = 0, V 3 = V k , V 4 = V x + V y , V 5 = V y , V 6 = V x + V k , V 7 = V x , and V 8 = V y + V k . The first and second differential pair Q 1 -Q 4 constitute A squarer squaring V x +V y . The third and fourth differential pairs Q 5 -Q 8 constitute a squarer squaring V x -V y . An output including the multiplication result (V x * bullet *V y ) of the first and second initial input signal voltages V x and V y , is differentially derived from the first and second output terminals.
Patent GB-2314722-A (GB)
Title: A visual display system having a large field of view
Inventor: WYNN OWEN JOHN WILLIAMS
IPC: G09B9/30
Filed: 1997-02-05
Abstract: A visual display system (2) having a large field of view, which visual display system (2) comprises at least one projector (12) which has at least one exit pupil (14) and which in use is positioned remote from a head of a user of the visual display system, optical imaging means (6) for imaging the exit pupil (14) of the projector (12) onto eye pupils of the user (4), tracking means (18) for tracking the head (10) of the user (4), and control means (20) for positioning and orientating the projector (12) such that the exit pupil (14) of the projector (12) remains imaged on the eye pupils of the user (4) as the head (10) of the user (4) moves throughout the field of view and viewing volume.
Patent GB-2331898-A (GB)
Title: Fair escrow cryptosystem
Inventor: MAO WENBO
IPC: H04L9/30
Filed: 1997-12-01
Abstract: A fair escrow cryptosystem protocol is described which enables a user's private key to be divided into shares which are held by respective escrow agents such that the correctness of the shares can be ascertained without requiring the escrow agents to be on-line. The protocol is advantageously applied to the RSA cryptosystem wherein the user generates a public/private key pair and transmits a respective share of the private key to each of a plurality of escrow agents, each share being encrypted using the public key of the respective escrow agent. The protocol enables anyone to verify the correctness of the shares from the knowledge of the user's and the escrow agents' public keys.
Patent GB-2332245-A (GB)
Title: Wave calming power generator
Inventor: CURTIS JOHN TRELAWNEY
IPC: F03B13/18
Filed: 1997-12-12
Abstract: Floats are constructed to provide an offshore wave calming effect and their movement used to generate electric power via submerged generators. The floats 1 operate the generators 3 by means of toothed rods 2 acting through gearboxes 5. A buoyancy balance is created via central float 7, buoyancy jackets 10, positioned by tie bars 4 and hawsers 6 the whole machine being held by anchor 8 which also provides the means of power distribution.
Patent GB-2332922-A (GB)
Title: Collapsible security screen
Inventor: BEARE CHARLES AUGUSTINE
IPC: E06B9/06
Filed: 1998-01-02
Abstract: A screen (10) for an opening comprises a plurality of generally upright elongate members (18) pivotally interconnected by criss-cross transverse elements (19), the screen (10) being collapsible between an extended condition where the upright members (18) are spaced relatively far apart and a collapsed condition where the upright members (18) are spaced more closely together. The generally upright elongate members (18) each comprise two elongate portions spaced apart where the criss-cross transverse elements (19) are pivotally connected and abutting at the top and bottom where they are received in channels (13,14).
Patent GB-2321602-A (GB)
Title: Three-piece solid golf ball
Inventor: ASAKURA TAKESHI
IPC: A63B37/12
Filed: 1998-02-02
Abstract: A three-piece solid golf ball comprises a core, an intermediate layer formed on the core, and a cover covering the intermediate layer, wherein the cover has a Shore D hardness of from 40 to 55, the core has a diameter of from 31 to 36 mm and a JIS-C hardness of from 60 to 85, the intermediate layer has a lower JIS-C hardness than that of the core by 5 to 25, and the average specific gravity of the core and the intermediate layer is within the range of from not less than 1.0 to less than 1.3.
Patent GB-2335225-A (GB)
Title: Security assembly for windows etc.
Inventor: JONES KIM DONALD
IPC: E06B9/01
Filed: 1998-03-13
Abstract: A blind assembly for fitting to a window comprises a pair of opposed mounting rails (20,30), which can be U-shaped ,and a plurality of vanes (10) carried by respective bars which have their opposite ends mounted to the respective mounting rails. Each bar comprises a tubular outer member (42) and a tubular inner member (46) which is free rotate within the tubular outer member (42). The vanes which can work in unison, are rotatable so that open and closed positions can be obtained. The assemble can be mounted both horizontally or vertically in a window aperture. The assembly is secure in that if an intruder saws through the outer member, the saw blade will rotate the inner member backwards and forwards rather than cut it.
Patent GB-2330141-A (GB)
Title: Preparation of orally active cephalosporin antibiotic-cefixim
Inventor: SHARMA ANIL KUMAR
IPC: C07D501/00
Filed: 1998-10-08
Abstract: A process for the preparation of an orally active cephalosporin antibiotic-cefixim, of formula I in which an ester of formula II is reacted for 30 - 90 minutes at room temperature in an organic solvent with an aqueous solution of inorganic base in presence of a phase transfer catalyst, thus allowing that resultant mixture settles till separation of the aqueous and organic phases, isolating the cefixim of required purity from the aqueous layer by acidifying said aqueous layer by acidifying said aqueous layer.
Patent GB-2333131-A (GB)
Title: A externally heated gas engine having two heat loops
Inventor: PEER STEPHEN AUGUSTUS
IPC: F02G3/02
Filed: 1998-12-17
Abstract: A externally heated gas engine comprises a piston capable of reciprocating in a cylinder, the cylinder and piston forming a first working chamber and a second working chamber, one on either side of the piston, a first heat loop and a second heat loop for providing working fluid alternatively to either side of the piston and electronic valves for providing unidirectional flow of the fluid. Each heat loop has a heater for providing constant volume heating of the working fluid and a condenser for providing constant volume cooling and both loops are arranged to alternately feed to the first chamber fluid that has undergone constant volume heating while fluid that has undergone constant volume cooling is exhausted from the second chamber. Preferably the fluid is hydrogen. Also the invention may have a catalyst brick shaped for retaining heat in the working fluid pipes (figure 3), a seal that allows lubrication of the piston rod without mixing lubricant with the working fluid (figure 7) and a sliding stabiliser of a con rod link which may be used as an alternator armature (figure 1, reference 14).
Patent GB-2330073-A (GB)
Title: An expandable cover
Inventor: MUKHTAR OMAR MOHAMED AHMED
IPC: A01G13/02
Filed: 1999-01-04
Abstract: An expandable plastic cover for use as a plant protector comprises a central tubular rod (1, Fig 1) running through a sleeve of multiple rings (3) which can slide on the rod and be locked manually in a cover-open position against the pressure of a spring 10. Pairs of ring-ended arches 11 bearing the cover 19 are supported on spokes from the rings and a semicircular end umbrella 13 is also provided whose spokes 9 are connected to a sleeve 37. The rings (8) on the arches fit over lateral tubular rods 14 to which also the cover is connected. The umbrella sleeve 37 is linked to the arches sleeves by a spring. Spoke heads (22, Fig 7) of the umbrella are enveloped in a groove of their support arch and can slide freely whilst the lowest spoke heads 21 terminate in a ball (23, Fig 9) located in a socket on rod 14 thus forming a joint on which the grooved arch pivots. Opening and closing of the end umbrella opens and closes the grooved arch and the arch assembly as a single unit. The framework and plastic cover may include horizontal and vertical extensions (Fig 10). A plurality of covers may be connected together and be opened and closed by connection to a common motorised hydraulic unit (Figs 12-14).
Patent GB-2349344-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for word games
Inventor: ANDERSON THOMAS MICHAEL
IPC: A63F1/04
Filed: 1999-04-26
Abstract: Tiles for playing word games have an anagram missing a vowel on one side and a solution on the other side which takes the form of a listing of all possible words corresponding to the anagram in full.
Patent GB-2351616-A (GB)
Title: Connector for radiotelephones using pressure sensitive material
Inventor: BARNETT RICKY WILLIAM
IPC: H04M1/02
Filed: 1999-06-30
Abstract: A connector for use in a mobile phone or the like uses an elasto-resistive (ER) material 18, which is conductive when under pressure but insulating otherwise. When a plug 12 is pushed into the socket 10, the pressure causes material 18 to become conductive, connecting the plug to contact 16. The material acts as a seal and so prevents the ingress of water, and also makes the telephone more robust.
Patent GB-2336793-A (GB)
Title: Filter Media
Inventor: ABERCROMBIE ARCHIBALD JOHN
IPC: B01J20/20
Filed: 1998-01-09
Abstract: An adsorbent media, particularly of a type formed from a sheet-form carrier substrate, incorporating particulate adsorbents therein for use filtration of fluids, i.e., by gas/solid liquid/solid interactions wherein the contaminant atom, ion, or molecule of gas or liquid adheres or is otherwise retained by the solid adsorbent particle thereby removing it as a contaminant from the filtered fluid is provided by forming a fluid-permeable carrier substrate containing fibres capable of withstanding prolonged contact with a fluid to be filtered, treating the carrier substrate to introduce fixing agents including a binder and a film-former, and particulate adsorbent material(s) to the carrier substrate, wherein the amount of fixing agents, particularly of film former is just sufficient to retain the adsorbent material(s) in the carrier substrate whereby shedding of the adsorbent therefrom is substantially avoided.
Patent GB-2342057-A (GB)
Title: Method of separating sand from wellfluids for processing
Inventor: DICKSON PHILIP JAMES
IPC: E21B43/38
Filed: 1999-08-27
Abstract: Apparatus for use on the seabed close to a subsea oil well, and comprises an inlet connector 12, an initial sand separator 14 arranged to separate sand from a stream of wellfluids, process equipment 10 for the wellfluids, and an outlet connector 25; wherein the sand separator is configured to pass most of the wellfluids to the process equipment 10 and at least most of the sand to a storage hopper 17, in which the hopper is adapted to release the sand intermittently when required, and in which there is means to mix the sand to be so released with a gel so that the sand and gel mixture can be injected intermittently into a production pipeline 20 leading from the outlet connector 25, whereby most of the sand can bypass the process equipment and can be removed from the apparatus along the production pipeline while mixed with the gel.
Patent GB-2338318-A (GB)
Title: Pager with alarm
Inventor: YAMAZAKI YASUYUKI
IPC: G08B3/10
Filed: 1996-07-15
Abstract: A pager includes an alarm scheduler 106 having audible alarm signalling 13 and non-audible signalling ie display 12, LED 14 or a vibrator. Various modes of alarm signalling may be selected at 110 including one where a user is notified at least audibly on activation of an alarm but silently on receipt of a call.
Patent GB-2337821-A (GB)
Title: Prediction of permeability from capillary pressure curves derived with NMR
Inventor: BOWERS MARK C
IPC: G01V3/14
Filed: 1997-11-13
Abstract: Capillary pressure curves can be derived from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) pore size distributions. These derived capillary pressure curves can be used to derive the displacement pressure, the fractional bulk volume of mercury at infinite pressure and a geometrical factor. These factors can be used to accurately predict permeability from an NMR derived capillary pressure curve.
Patent GB-2344474-A (GB)
Title: Attaching flexible PCB to rigid PCB
Inventor: TABATA TAICHI
IPC: H01R12/79
Filed: 1999-11-09
Abstract: A flexible PCB 2 is mounted in a case 1 to form a case assembly. A connector 3 is mounted on a rigid PCB 4 to form a board assembly. The case assembly is dropped onto the board assembly whereupon it attaches and makes electrical contact.
Patent GB-2356330-A (GB)
Title: A combined rake and hoe
Inventor: COPESTAKE KEITH
IPC: A01D7/10
Filed: 1999-11-16
Abstract: A hoe implement 10 is joined to a rake 13 by two mild steel straps 12. The hoe part is perpendicular to the rake tines and parallel to the handle such that if the rake is accidentally trodden on, the hoe part prevents the handle shaft from rising. The hoe edge 11 is angled to 45{ such that when the rake is pressed into the earth, the angled part of the hoe can be used as a boot scraper.
Patent GB-2344996-A (GB)
Title: A solid stable aggregate formed from a pyruvate component and a carbohydrate component
Inventor: PISCHEL IVO
IPC: A23K1/00
Filed: 1999-12-22
Abstract: Solid, stable aggregates are formed from pyruvic acid or its salts in combination with a carbohydrate component, preferably maltodextrin. The constituents are present in a weight ratio of from 0.01 to 100 : 1 of pyruvate to carbohydrate. The carbohydrate component which is, in effect, a polyhydroxyaldehyde or polyhydroxyketone may be a sugar such as glucose or lactose, a polysaccharide, such as maltodextrin or a sugar alcohol such as used in anhydrous form, as hydrates or as moist products. The pyruvic acid is preferably used as anhydrous acid, in aqueous, alcoholic or organic solution or it may be generated in-situ as an intermediate, from the reaction of sodium pyruvate with an inorganic acid. The aggregates may be prepared by reacting the carbohydrate component, in the form of a solution, suspension or as a solid substance with a pyruvic acid or pyruvate solution at a temperature from -20 to +20 {C. Subsequent treatment of the mixture of pyruvic acid and carbohydrate produced may involve a liquid phase separation step, a thermal treatment, treatment with ultrasound or microwaves. The product obtained consists of an aggregate of pyruvic acid and carbohydrate aggregates which may be used for increasing endurance and strength in sport, for weight and body fat reduction, in the health sector, as a food supplement additive and as an animal feed.